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IWPR holds regular trainings for students and journalists from across Central Asia, with their materials published in Russian and national languages on the analytical platform CABAR.asia and in English for international readers on iwpr.net . Articles by IWPR reporters cover current events andsignificant trends that affect the lives of people in the whole Central Asian region.

Format leaves presenters at liberty to cover areas often suppressed in other types of media. (more…)

03.05.21
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About 40 people in Kazakhstan cannot prove the death of their relatives who left for the combat zones in Syria and Iraq and went missing.

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29.04.21
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According to the law, the state is bound to provide comprehensive development and conditions for persons with disabilities. However, in reality this norm remains on paper and is not implemented in practice. (more…)

Despite the reforms meant to expand civil liberties announced by the president of Kazakhstan, the freedom of speech situation did not become any better in 2020. According to the ‘Adil Soz’ freedom of speech fund, 12 attacks on journalists took place in 2020, and 25 employees of media outlets, bloggers and activists were detained for expressing their views.

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22.03.21
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The Tajik experts believe that official permission to defer from military service for a fee will only increase corruption and aggravate the lives of conscripts from poor families.

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16.03.21
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From household tasks to labour rights, the pandemic has aggravated endemic gender inequality. (more…)

Despite the fact that Kyrgyzstan is considered the most liberal country in the region, women’s rights activists find it hard to struggle for women’s right.

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Kyrgyzstan will vaccinate its population with vaccines provided free of charge by Russia, China and international donors.

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In 2020, 63 criminal cases under article 146 “Torture” of the Criminal Code were registered in Kazakhstan, according to the Legal Statistics and Special Records Committee of the General Prosecutor’s Office. Only 11 of them were brought to court.

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Landmark deal may finally facilitate pipeline to Europe – if the Europeans are still interested. (more…)